Improvement in straw-cutters



J. CONNER,

Stra-w Cutter.

Patented Feb. 13; 1866.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES OONNER, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN STRAW-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,537, dated February 13, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES OONNER, ofBichmond, Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Cutters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the drawing which accompanies this specification, and forms a part thereof, and to the letters of reference which are marked thereon.-

The nature of my invention consists in devices for giving an oscillating or vibratory motion to that part of the straw-cutter which contains the straw to be cut, in connection with the downward stroke of the knife, thus producing a slicing out.

To enablethose skilled in the art to construct and use my said invention, I will'now proceed to describe the same.

In the drawing, Figure l is a front elevation of my straw-cutter, showing the various parts of the same.

0 O 0 represent a frame of ordinary construction. A A is a triangular or V-shaped box, in which the straw to be cut is deposited. The box A is rigidly attached to the posts B B, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the cross-sills of the frame 0.

J is a lever framed into the arm H at right angles, working on the bolt I, by which it is secured to the upright post of the frame 0.

K is aknife secured to the leverJby screws 1, 2, 3, and 4, and L is a steel plate attached to the inside surface of the front end of the box A, as shown.

M is an upright spring which is attached to the post of the frame 0 at N by a bolt, and serves as a guide to the lever J, holding it tion.

P is a guard framed into the upper end of the spring M, and extending to the front of the box A, serving to regulate the length of the out straw.

D D are longitudinal braces, and E E are oblique braces, supporting the frame.

F is a brace framed into the posts B B, which support the box A.

Attached to the lower end of the arm H is a connecting-rod, G, which is secured to the post B at the point S, by means of which the oscillating motion is communicated to the box A from the lever J.

It will be seen that by depressing the lever J the arm H is carried outward, and the box A is moved toward the opposite side of the frame, describing in its course the arc of a circle as the knife descends, thus producing the important effect of a slicing or sliding cut.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The construction of a straw-cutter in such a manner as that the box or straw-receptacle shall have a vibratory or oscillating motion, as set forth.

2. The spring M with the guard P attached, constructed and operated in the manner and for the purpose as described.

3. The lever J, arm H, and the connectingrod G, in combination with an oscillating box in straw-cutters.

JAMES OON ER. Witnesses:

WM. T. DENNIS, GEo. W. Woon. 

